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Setback for Mike Flynn as appeals court denies request to have his case tossed immediately
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A federal appeals court Monday rejected an effort by former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn to have his criminal case thrown out immediately.
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By a vote of 8-2, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rejected Flynn's motion for an order that would have directed the judge who handled the case to dismiss it. That sort of extraordinary order is available only when there's no other option, the court said.
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U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan has yet to rule on whether to grant the government's motion, made in May, to dismiss the case.
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Once the judge rules, Flynn would have the option of launching an appeal if he loses, the appeals court said.
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Monday's ruling also rejected Flynn's effort to have Sullivan thrown off the case and to bring in another judge to handle further proceedings.
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The court said Flynn failed to establish that the judge is unable to act impartially.
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The decision means the case remains alive.
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Sullivan will likely schedule a hearing on whether dismissing the case, as Flynn and the Trump administration want, is in the public interest.
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Flynn's legal saga is certain to drag on for several more months.
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If Sullivan decides not to drop the case, he would move on to sentencing.
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Flynn's lawyers would undoubtedly then go back to the appeals court for another round on whether the case should be dismissed, as the Justice Department has urged.
Source:
https://news.yahoo.com/setback-mike-flynn-court-appeals-164638570.html
WTF!?!?!?!? There is no justice in this country.
Why are we pretending there is!?!?!?
Why is this happening to a GOOD MAN!?
I want to see the bank accounts of every one of these damn judges - I want all NSA MFing access to every damn penny they have recieved for bribes, and to do this to a good man.
This shadow presidency MUST END & BE DRAGGED INTO THE LIGHT and exposed for all AMERICANS to see just how EVIL these people are. And it better happen before the election….
Q - I am trying to have faith….im tryin man, but wow. heart is breaking for this country. I love America so much and I want to believe in her and in justice and in the courts…but when this keeps happening, how are good men and women suppose to keep believing?